As reported in today’s issue of the SportsBusiness Journal / SportsBusiness Daily, XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck recently assembled a committee to help develop the style of football for the new league, kicking off in early 2020.

The committee, which met in Charlotte, NC, July 23-24, included former NFL coaches Jim Caldwell and John Fox, former NFL, CFL and USFL quarterback Doug Flutie, sports tech innovator and a founder of the yellow first-down line Bill Squadron, and concussion expert Kevin Guskiewicz.

Among the numerous topics discussed, the committee looked at ways to minimize idle time and speed up the game, and increase meaningful action on the field, with fewer breaks and penalties.

Fan suggestions submitted via Facebook and other social channels helped guide several of the conversations and will continue to as we look to make the final decisions about the league’s style of play this fall.

“It’s fun to figure out how we can make the game more exciting and faster paced and address some of those things that fans complain about,” said Luck, a former NFL quarterback, league executive and West Virginia athletic director who most recently served as an executive vice president at the NCAA. “Delays. The length of the game. The lack of rhythm. Fans complain about it and players and coaches do as well. We’re going to try to address those issues in a fairly systematic way.”

Commissioner of the XFL, Oliver Luck joins JMV to talk about the future of the new football league, how he felt watching his son back on the field for the Colts last night, and how this XFL will differ from the original league back in 2001.

As first reported by the SportsBusiness Journal / SportsBusiness Daily, XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck held his second gathering of experts, as he continues to reimagine the game of football ahead of the league’s kickoff in 2020.

The meeting, which was held in Manhattan on Tuesday, focused on potential gameplay modifications and the related impact on media production, as well as technology, as it pertains to fan experience and engagement.

Among those joining Luck for the discussions was former YES Network President & CEO Tracy Dolgin, former ESPN EVP of Digital & Print John Kosner, former WNBA President and PGA SVP Donna Orender, former ESPN Sr. Executive for Production & Technology Jed Drake, and Convergence Sports & Media President Thomas Richardson.